Brace for the 'heat dome'

Plus: Hochul claims congestion pricing would make pizza more expensive [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [NYC braces for 'heat dome' as meteorologists predict historically hot summer]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☀️⛈️ Sunny this morning, with afternoon thunderstorms, an [air quality alert]( in place and highs in the upper 80s. It's Friday in New York City, where it'll be even hotter next week. Here's how to stay safe when [a "heat dome," coupled with high humidity levels, will make it feel like 100 degrees by midweek](. And here's what else is happening: - Gov. Kathy Hochul claimed yesterday that freezing congestion pricing is the right thing to do because otherwise, [pizzerias would raise prices]( to cover the cost of tolls. - Hochul also said she's exploring at least a partial ban on face masks in the subway system after images circulated online of [masked anti-Israel protesters on a train](. - For all of Gothamist's transit coverage, plus exclusive analysis and answers to your commuting questions, [subscribe to our free On The Way newsletter](. - Police said they're looking for suspects after two 13-year-olds were [tied up, robbed and assaulted at knifepoint]( in Kissena Park in Queens yesterday. - The number of people sleeping on New York City streets is at its [highest level in at least 15 years]( according to new data. - The city's water board has signed off on an 8.5% water bill hike for property owners, marking [the largest increase since 2011](. - Newly released documents shows that Eric Adams' mayoral campaign was initially seeking guidance from campaign finance officials to make sure they were following the rules. Then the campaign [stopped answering officials' questions]( — but kept accepting donations and public matching funds. - An NYPD inspector has been arrested for allegedly letting his girlfriend get behind the wheel of his unmarked police SUV after their night out drinking, and then [scrambling to cover up evidence after she crashed](. - Dozens of weed shops that have been padlocked in [the NYPD's recent cannabis enforcement blitz]( are filing a class-action lawsuit against the city, claiming the abrupt shut-downs are unconstitutional. - Brian Lehrer is launching his own newsletter, featuring his exclusive column, new ways to share your stories online and on air, plus an inside look at the show each week. 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